Friday, March 20, 2009

First off, I apologize for not updating the blog lately, but things have been very busy and will hopefully settle down over the next two weeks.

But...I can't neglect the weekend music game for too long! I didn't have time to really come up with a theme, so we'll stick to the basics. Music player on random/shuffle, and list the first ten songs you come up with. Perhaps comment on them. And, as always, no skipping! And see if anything comes up that reminds you of Spring, because today IS the first day of Spring.

Here's my list for the weekend:

1. John Vanderslice - Parade - this is from a live Daytrotter Session. I love this song. Just really got into Vanderslice within the past year after seeing him at the Chameleon. VERY small audience, but a great intimate show.

2. Lovedrug - Happy Apple Poison - another band I saw for the first time at the Chameleon a few years ago. Quirky voice, but I like it.

3. Copeland - May I Have This Dance - whoa...I'm sensing a theme. Saw these guys at the Chameleon for the first time...and I think it was on the same bill as Lovedrug! Really pretty vocals and music.

4. T-Bone Burnett - Stunned - OK, I've never seen T-Bone live...let alone at the Chameleon. But I've been a fan of his music since about 1980. Great producer, but I love his solo discs.

5. The Lassie Foundation - We Are Kings - nice Southern Cali indie-pop band featuring the talents of Wayne Everett and Eric Campuzano, among others. Now this is the kind of music that would be fun to listen to in the car on a warm Spring day.

6. U2 - I Will Follow - this is the live version from Under A Blood Red Sky. 'Nuff said.

7. Always Sunday - Let You Down - One of my favorite songs from this band that is no longer together, featuring one of my favorite singers, Trent Dabbs. I've loved all of his projects and his solo stuff is great.

8. The Gloria Record - Grace the Snow is Here - Well...I guess this is NOT the kind of thing you want to hear on the first day of Spring. I'm not interested in any more snow, thank you.

9. The Violet Burning - More - I'm partial to earlier Violet Burning stuff, but this is still good stuff from the album Drop Dead. Love Michael Pritzl's voice.

01. Sunny Day Real Estate - "48"The first time I heard this song was in the Summer, which follows Spring. First SDRE song I ever heard. Fell in love with the band almost instantly.

02. The National - "Fake Empire"Can't think of anything in particular that this song might have in common with the Spring, but it is a good song nonetheless, as Spring is good.

03. She & Him - "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"Every time I hear any rendition of this song, I think of Princess Vespa in the movie Spaceballs singing this in her cell and sounding like a male bass voice.

04. U2 - "Twilight"Well, I guess we are just past the twilight of winter, so there you have it.

05. Elliott Smith - "Junk Bond Trader"Elliott Smith is good in any season, but his music always makes me feel good and gives me hope, like Spring.

06. Coldplay - "What If"This song has nothing to do with Spring, and if anything, has a very wintry feel to it.

07. Blink 182 - "Reckless Abandon"I think I was listening to this Blink 182 in the Spring when it first came out. I could be wrong. I was single then, but hanging out with Jamie. The relationship was coming soon...

08. Neko Case - "People Got A Lotta Nerve"Haha this doesn't make me think of Spring, but it sure makes me think about the evil whore driving behind me on the way to work this morning and trying to kill me with her car.

09. Movies With Heroes - "Nothing"I left Movies With Heroes about a month before this time of year in 1997, so there's a connection.

10. The Promise Ring - "Is This Thing On"This Promise Ring album reminds me of Spring, and I am not quite sure. So, there you have it.

1. "Shoplifters of the World Unite" the Smiths2. "Unstoppable" Santogold (Santigold?)3. "Say Hello 2 Heaven" Temple of the Dog4. "On the Strip" Sonic Youth5. "(-) Ions" Tool6. "10,000 Years" Live7. "Moment of Surrender" U2 (still not sure about this new album, some songs I really like, others, not so much)8. "Orange Rolls, Angel Spit" Sonic Youth9. "Birthday" Sugarcubes - this song has a Spring like feel to it10. "Breathe" U211. Bonus Track - "There's No Other Way" Blur this album does remind me of Spring which is when I first got it

2. Oh My Golly - Pixies (This is from Surfer Rosa, probably the Pixies album that I listen to the least. Trompe Le Monde, on the other hand...)

3. J.F.P. - Takagi Masakatsu (slow song from an free eMusic sampler - that about sums up my ability to describe electronic music)

4. Material Girl - Madonna (I can't even blame this for being on a free sampler, so I guess I have to 'fess up that it's part of my collection)

5. Offer - Bill Mallonee (This is from one of the many live Mallonee recordings I have - Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA.)

6. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin (For the first day of Spring, the title is a little too true.)

7. Violin Concerto in E... - Itzhak Perlman/Daniel Barenboim

8. Razor Love - Mobius Band (Neil Young cover. This EP, Love Will Reign Supreme, is all covers. I especially like their reworking of The National's "Baby We'll Be Fine" but that might be because I'm a big National fan. It was released for free on Valentine's Day, 2008. I looks as if it's still available)

9. Hotel Ghost - John Doe (A lot of people liked "A Year in the Wilderness" but I never got into it.)

10. Feeling Good - My Brightest Diamond (From the "Dark was the Night" charity compilation. I bought this for a lot of the other bands, such as The National, Spoon, Bon Iver. I did not buy it for MBD. I just can't get into her melodratic, operatic singing. Seeing her live made it even worse.)

I can't believe that none of my kids' songs showed up. Usually I shy away from the shuffles because I end up having to list songs from the Cars soundtrack or Veggie Tales.